Today, the one that holds back the small and medium industry in investments in technology is the high risk of high investment values...
The one that weighs most in the development of an automated or robotized system is the control and programming part that requires high preparation and especially high costs for control equipment (CLP, HIM, interfaces, etc.).
To solve this problem, or at least minimize costs in the first phase of experiments and prototyping, the market offers valid alternatives that with proper care in the configurations are excellent alternatives.
The prototyping phase does not require high level control systems but simply control systems that mainly show the operation as needed to then actually invest in the realization of the final equipment using conventional control systems or directly considering the use of the same prototype system.
We are considering that the new embedded solutions allow to save up to 50-60% of resources for robotized equipment that in the market are for values above 6 numbers.
Among these solutions we have high precision and programmable embedded control systems with a language known in the world and relatively simple and versatile.
The generally existent doubts are about the reliability of these systems in aggressive environments like the ceramic environments, where dust, humidity, heat, etc. are factors that can hinder the normal functioning of any system. However with adequate protection systems we can protect any type of system even the most delicate microcontroller, leaving these alternative otinas valid.
ATM-series microcontrollers (mounted on the Arduino board) or similar allow you to work on prototypes with the guarantee of great results and with much more costs in accounts, allowing the small and medium-sized company to invest with safety and prudence. ...
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